Tri-City Americans Defenseman Juuso Välimäki

Americans Hold off Rockets, Hold on to Playoff Hopes

Kennewick, WA - The Americans took down the defending WHL Champions on Sunday night and, in the process, maintained their playoff hopes heading into the final weekend of the regular season. Six different skaters scored, including Juuso VÓ"limÓ"ki's game-winner with 6.1 seconds left in the second period, as the Tri-City Americans (33-34-2-1, 69 pts) held off the visiting Kelowna Rockets (46-19-4-0, 96 pts) 6-4 in front... Full Story